And the nameוְשֵׁםof the wifeאֵשֶׁתof Saulשָׁאוּלwas Ahinoam,אֲחִינֹעַםdaughterבַּתof Ahimaaz;אֲחִימָעַץand the nameוְשֵׁםof the commanderשַׂרof his armyצְבָאוֹwas Abiner,אֲבִינֵרsonבֶּןof Ner,נֵרuncleדּוֹדof Saul.שָׁאוּל
1 Samuel 14:50
Study it in the app“And the name of the wife of Saul was Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the commander of his army was Abiner, son of Ner, uncle of Saul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:50, word by word
- And the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- was Ahinoamאֲחִינֹעַםachinoam
Ahinoam
Ahinoam: the name of two women: the wife of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:50) and one of David's wives (1 Samuel 25:43).
Where else “achinoam” appears- daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of Ahimaazאֲחִימָעַץachimaats
Ahimaaz
Ahimaaz: the name of several people: the father of Ahinoam, Saul's wife; the son of the priest Zadok (2 Samuel 15:27); and Solomon's officer in Naphtali (1 Kings 4:15).
Where else “achimaats” appears- of the commanderשַׂרsar
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sar” appears- of his armyצְבָאtseva
army
An army.
Where else “tseva” appears- was Abinerאֲבִינֵרaviner
Abner
Abner, son of Ner, relative of King Saul and commander of his army. In 1 Samuel 14:50 the Hebrew writes the long form, "Abiner." The name means "my father is a lamp."
Where else “aviner” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Nerנֵרner
Ner
Ner, father of Abner and relative of King Saul. The name means "lamp."
Where else “ner” appears- uncleדּוֹדdod
uncle
An uncle, or a relative.
Where else “dod” appears
Translation note
Here the Hebrew writes “Abiner,” and everywhere else “Abner”: they are two forms of the same name.
The context
49The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the name of his two daughters: the name of the firstborn, Merab, and the name of the younger, Michal.
50 · This verse (above)
51Kish, father of Saul, and Ner, father of Abner, were sons of Abiel.